Let’s Fly To Lunch

Bruce Bream, LtCol/CAPEagle SquadronOhio Wing CAPOctober 2011

Cross country flight to another airport

We’ll need to:•Navigate the taxiways for takeoff•Use our map reading skills•And find the airport with the restaurant

Pilotage – Where am I?

• Let’s use Pilotage to take a trip

• that’s reference to a map

and what you see out the

window

• We’re starting at• Cuyahoga County Airport

(KCGF)

• Destination:

• Salem Airpark (38D)

Sectional Aeronautical Charts

Opening a Chart:• Maps are printed on two sides• Look at the overview chart• Pick North or South side• Hold map so the correct side

reads upright• Unfold the map

DETROIT

• Primary Visual navigation map for pilots• 37 charts cover the lower U.S.

Sectional Aeronautical Chart Symbols

VOR

Obstructions

Powerlines Railroads

Lakes & Dams

HeightAGL

ElevationMSL

Airports

ControlTower

Uncontrolled

Cities

Roads

Route of Flight:

KCGF – Cuyahoga Co.

CXR – Chardon VOR

ACO – Akron VOR

38D – Salem Airpark

Airport Identifiers(2 formats)

4-character• Starts with a “K” for

U.S. Airports (KCLE, KCGF)

3-character• Starts with a number

and contain at least one letter (7G8, 38D)

Cuyahoga County Airport (KCGF)

We Start Here

CT Control Tower118.5 Talk to tower

on this channel879 Elevation in

feet (MSL)L Lighted runway51 5100 feet long

Runway Holding Position (you’re looking at 6 or 24)

Taxiway Location (you’re on it)

6-24

A1 Taxiway Direction (you’re not there yet)

A1

Sig

ns

Every flight starts on the ground

Runways• Only Numbers• Magnetic heading of runway / 10• 24 = 240 degrees

Taxiways• Always starts with letters• A, A1, B

Hold short of runway marking

Taxiway side

RunwaySide

24

24-6

A1

At the Runway

Where am I on the airport?

What is the black sign?

What is the red sign?

Which direction is North?

What is this light colored pavement?

What is this darker

pavement?

Starting to taxi to the runway

I must have crossed the runway, with permission from the tower, of course

What taxiway am I on?

What is coming up next?

What are those strange dashes?

Left side view

Right side view

Crossing the Runway?

Looking over my shoulder…

What is that sign saying to me again?

Are the numbers reversed?

Taxiing to the Runway for Takeoff

Still on taxiway Alpha - But wait! - What is this? - Another Alpha?

So what is A2?

What runway number am I taxiing to?

What heading should I see on my compass right now?

Taxiing to the Runway for Takeoff

Ahhh, end of taxiway Alpha, right?

So now what?

Am I at the correct runway or ON the runway by accident???

Look out, we’re on our way to the Chardon VOR (CXR)

Holding Short of Runway

Looking North

Looking Northeast

A convergence of two main power lines

One from the NE and one from the North

TOWERS

Not much to look at

But it is a tower

A cellphone tower

Only about 200-300 feet tall

Listed as 1416 MSL on the chart

MSL = Mean Sea LevelThe height above MSL

MSL = Mean Sea LevelThe height above MSL

So that’s why they look that

way on the sectional charts!

How easily can you see these two towers?They’re twins on the chart•1610 MSL•290 feet tall

So who needs a radio?

I found the Chardon VOR with my eyes!

Ok, it’s time to turn South

VOR =VHF Omni Range

A radio navigation signal transmitter for aircraft

VOR =VHF Omni Range

A radio navigation signal transmitter for aircraft

Wanna Race?

But there’s no racetrack on the

map!

It’s a fairground!

Most have racetracks

The Dam

The Causeway

Flying South

A lake in the distance

Looking northeast

Possibly Far View (86D)

Hiram in the background Looks like a windsockand touchdown marks

Powerlines crossing the freewayNorth to South

Looking South across the freeway

Mills (7E3)

Grass runwaysare

really hard to find

Ok, this one actually has an asphalt runway

Still not finding it?

Look for:• Red hangars on one side, white on the other• A long road that doesn’t connect to anything

29G – Portage Co.

Mogadore Lake

Akron VOR (ACO)

Reservoir to Northeast

Road to the South

Double Railroad tracksCrossing a freeway

Miller Airport (4G3)

Dual Racetracks?Not exactly the waypoint that you’d expect

• Lake Milton

• Tower (1248 MSL)

• Causeway across lake

Salem Airpark (38D)

Landing on 28

38D - Salem AirparkIt’s time for lunch and enjoy the airplanes

Other Interesting Map Featureson the Detroit Sectional

Oil Refinery south of Lima, OhioI-75 running north into Lima